City Council

City of Muscatine CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Brad Bark, Mayor Don Lampe, 1st Ward Angie Lewis, At Large Jeff Osborne, 2nd Ward Matt Conard, At Large Peggy Gordon, 3rd Ward Matt Mardesen, City Administrator Nadine Brockert, 4th Ward Cinda Hilger, City Clerk John Jindrich, 5th Ward Brent Hinders, City Attorney City Council meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. In-depth sessions will be held as needed at 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. All meetings are available for review on the City of Muscatine YouTube page. July 21, 2026,5:30 PM AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION-Ray Oehme 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. FROM THE MAYOR  A. Proclamation of International Lifeguard and Pool Staff Appreciation Day — July 31st 6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND/OR AS AMENDED 7. COMMUNICATIONS - CITIZENS 8. COUNCILMEMBER FOLLOW UP TO CITIZEN COMMUNICATION 9. CONSENT AGENDA * (ITEMS 10-14) The following items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. 10. * REVIEW AND POTENTIAL VOTE TO APPROVE MINUTES A. July 7, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes B. July 14, 2026 City Council In-Depth Meeting Minutes 11. * PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS A. Request to approve the use of City Property - Muscatine High School - Senior March - September 11, 2026 B. Request to approve the use of City Property - Muscatine High School - Homecoming Parade - September 10, 2026 C. Request to approve the use of City Property - Muscatine Community College - Pinktastic Mile Walk/Run D. Cigarette/Tobacco Permits July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027 Home Base -1201 Grandview Avenue - Home Base LLC E. Liquor License: Request to approve renewal of a Class "B" Retail Alcohol Permit for Love's Travel Stop & Country Store, 2417 Grandview Avenue (pending inspections and insurance) Request to approve renewal of a Class "C" Retail Alcohol Permit for Port City Underground/Henderson-Mueller, Lacy - 208 W. 2nd Street (pending insurance and inspections) Request to approve on first and second reading a new Special Class "C" Alcohol Licence - Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Great River Days (pending insurance and inspections) 12. * COMMUNICATION – RECEIVE AND FILE A. June 29, 2026 Muscatine County Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes B. July 6, 2026, Muscatine County Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes C. June 17, 2026 Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes 13. * PURCHASE ORDERS AND AGREEMENTS A. Request to Approve the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Shelangoski Construction in the Amount of $7,442.50 for the Street and ROW Repair at 315 Parham St. 14. * APPROVAL OF BILLS A. It is recommended that bills totaling $8,290,958.17, which include receipt summary and journal entries for March, April, and May 2026, be approved and that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to issue warrants for the same. It should be noted that this listing is subject to the approval of any related agenda item(s). 15. PUBLIC HEARING A. Continuation of appeal hearings pursuant to City Code 9-3-8 for council deliberation and decision on appeals for: 1. Muscatine Downtown Investors - 209 E. 2nd Street 2. Muscatine Downtown Investors - 211 E. 2nd Street 3. Muscatine Downtown Investors - 221 E. 2nd Street 4. Muscatine Downtown Investors - 223 E. 2nd Street 5. Matt McFadden - 227 E. 2nd Street 6. Samantha Kaufmann - 229 E. 2nd Street 7. Terry Mowl- 219 E. 2nd Street 8. K & R LLC - Kevin Philips - 217 E. 2nd Street 9. James Sichterman - 207 E. 2nd Street 16. FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR A. Second reading of an Ordinance amending Title 13, Chapter 6 of City Code regarding Prohibited Discharge Standards and Specific Pollutant Limitations. B. Resolution Authorizing Special Assessments for Unpaid Abatement Service Fees and Rental Housing Fees to Private Properties. C. Resolution Authorizing the Submission of a Grant Application to the Iowa Department of Transportation for Federal COVID-Relief Funding to conduct a Transit System Study.  D. Resolution Approving the Contract and Bond for the 2026/2027 Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay Project E. Request to Authorize the Dates for the Municipal Deer Hunt for 2026-2027 F. Request to approve change order number 1 to the West Hill Sewer Separation Project Phase 6E in the Amount of -$8,609.25. G. Request to Approve the Issuance of a Purchase Order for TYMCO, Inc., in the Amount of $331,568.00, for the Purchase of a TYMCO Regenerative Air Street Sweeper. H. Request to approve entering into an agreement with the Iowa DOT, accepting State Transit Assistance (STA) for Fiscal Year 2027, in the amount of $330,221.00 17. STAFF, COUNCIL AND MAYOR REPORTS 18. CLOSED SESSION MEETING A. Request to enter closed session per Iowa Code Section 21.5.1.c to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent and where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in the litigation, and in accordance with Iowa Code Section 622.10 to discuss attorney/client privileged and attorney work product matters with legal counsel. Possible action to follow in open session. 19. ADJOURNMENT